The youth are collecting alum. cans to help raise funds for the Foundation Center(Enlarging the Parish Hall). During the year 2013 they collected a total of 225 lbs. This year 2014 the total was 212 lbs. What a way to go.

Santa Lucia is a shared celebration with two other area churches with Swedish roots. In Sweden, St. Lucia Day, celebrated on December 13th, proclaims the arrival of the Christmas season.
Traditionally, St. Lucia, usually the eldest daughter, is dressed in a white gown with a red sash around her waist. She is adorned with a crown of lingonberry branches with four lighted candles. She carries coffee and a breakfast of sun-colored saffron buns and gingerbread cookies to her parents. Her sisters and brothers follow, all dressed in white. The girls carry lit candles and the boys (star boys) wear tall pointed hats.
Lucia is also known as the Queen of Light and she symbolizes hope during the darkest time of year./">Click here to view pictures.

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We begin at 9:30. Attendance has been relatively steady; we usually have between 3-6 students. Yvonne leads the class and Matt helps in the discussions. We have inter-active discussions about things they encounter in their life and tie in the relationship and importance of God and Jesus in our lives.

There were nine in attendance on Sunday, November 10. Matt (youth leader) gave a devotional on Thanksgiving, sharing, and community service. Kim (youth leader) set-up some very fun short "minute to win it" games! The youth had fun with these: they had to catch balls in a bucket on their head, shoot cans off table with rubber bands, stack styrofoam cups in a pyramid structure, and more! Then the youth help to construct a "Gaga Ball Pit". An octagon with 8 ft. sides, approx.3 ft. tall, and 20 ft.in diameter. The youth got to drill holes, tighten up bolts, and more. These youth demonstrated strong work ethic, determination and team work!!. The pit was engineered and designed by Mike. We are thankful for all the various donations we received to make this project possible.